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"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
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> "Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
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>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2006.01.31.00.37.54.219896@ae86.GTS...[color=darkred]
>>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:04:53 -0600, Dan J.S. wrote:
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>>>> A fellow Sienna owner and myself put this mod together to fix a design
>>>> flaw
>>>> in the Sienna minivan (recent year models 2004-on). If you own a
>>>> sienna,
>>>> take a look at this mod. I am getting insurance data today that proves
>>>> that
>>>> Siennas experience more than usual amount of rear end accidents -
>>>> because of
>>>> poor visibility of the brake lights.
>>>>
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>>>> This mod is designed to improve visibility to drivers behind you. I do
>>>> not
>>>> think the regular brake lights are visible enough. Both the new Sienna
>>>> and
>>>> Odyssey have this problem, where only the side lights light when brakes
>>>> are
>>>> depressed. I think this is a major design flaw that could result in
>>>> someone
>>>> hitting you from behind.
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=10410[/url]
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>>> "Sorry, the link you followed is broken"
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>>> A young girl I know told me I drive like an old man
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>>> I told her, actually, I drive like Mario Andretti.
>>> It's just that too many other people on the road
>>> drive like Paul Tracy...[/color]
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>> Sorry
>> [url]http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=10386[/url]
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> Ach So...
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> In the days when Toyotas had a 'split' tail light, like my Corolla, I made
> it so the Inner lights are Brakes Only, like in Europe.
> And, i made the outer brake lights into Fog Lights by adding a Relay into
> the circuit, with a Toyota Fog lamp switch on the dash. In the Off
> position, the outer lights work normally, taillights and brake lights. For
> the Fog lights, it turns on the brake light filament, and the inner 'brake
> lights' take over the brake light duties.
>
> Oh, BTW, the inner 'Brake Lights' are a single filament, 50W Halogen
> bulb...each. 100W of brake lights!
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Sweet... yeah its a lot less in these.. just 18W each bulb -- and single
filament - hence all the resistors. it runs around 8 in normal condition,
jumps to 18 when brakes are pressed... much safer since the wife drives the
minivan